Latch



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIeE.

y.OWEN J. CARTER.. or' MEizPHIs, MISSOURI.

LATCH.

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To all whom zr' may concern: Be a imown that I, over J. Gemme citizen of 'the United States, residlng at Memphis, in the county ofScotl'andand such' asa' doer and a janib, frequently shrink, leaving an' opening betwee'nthe door' and the jamb, or elsewhere,'the resi'ilt'being that a latch, mounted jon. thedoo'r, willno longerV coperate properly with a keeper mounted on theV jam'b. f A

In view of the foregoing, oneobject of this invention issotoA mount the latch, resiliently,

that it may be'` advanced or pulled out,-to cooperate with the keeper, even though the'v door or the j amb may haveshrunk, leaving' an opening between the door andthe jamb and separating vtheY keeper Vfrom the v latch.

A further object of the invention is ,toV

providev novelr means for mounting the latch,

vand so to construct the latch andthe keeper that these parts will coact'toeifect a secureV holding of the door or other barrier in place. It iswithin the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhancethe util-l ity of devices of that type to which the invention `appertains.

with the above andy ouambjeas in view,-

Which will appear asy the description4 'pro-` ceeds, theI invention resid s: 1n the combination and arrangement of parts and-- in the' details of construction hereinafter-'described and claimed, it being understood'that,.with

' in the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance with the invention, a portion'of the barrier and one jam'b appearing in section; Fig. 2 is a frontelevation; Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a cross section taken approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a fra ental perspective showing a portion o the latch. Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 of rhe numeral 1 denotes a jamb, supporting post or the like to which a barrier2 is lconnected by hinges 3. The jamb with i secifjmfiwf ofi-eters Patent. "Patented Feb. 1o',l 1920. @primitif inea uiy 24319192 v'seria-1" no; aiaaio.

which the free ,edge ofj the barrier 2 cooperates-is denoted by the numeral 4.-

In carrying out the invention there is provided a" casing, denoted generally by the numeral 5, and including an arched body 6, open at :the back and having Va forward end wall' 7 ,f a rearwall A8', and a marginal fia-nge 9. A plate'V V1() constitutes a closure for the back'oi'v the body and is overlapped upon the flange 9. .Securing elements v11 unitethe. flange 9 yof the casing with the plates 10 andhold these elements' on the barrier.

-A slide 12 is mounted for right lineY reciprocati'on inthe forward end wall 7 of the casing and isl supplied v.with a head 14 substantially filling the body portion 6 of the casing 5 transversely and slidable in engagement with the plate 10, the' rear end vwall 8 forming 'anabutment for the' head 14,

under the action of a compression spring 15 which surrounds a portion of the slide 12, within the body 6 of the casing 5, and abuts at its' ends against the'forward' end 7 of the casing and against the head 14 of the slide. The 'slide 12 projects beyond theV forward endqwall 7 and terminates in a flattened end 18.

The" numeral 16 marks a'latch, having a notch 17' in one end', the notch receiving the end 18 of the slide 12. The latch 16 is provided lwith a rearwardly extended arched projectionl 519l spanning the notch' 17 and permitting. .pivotal movement of the latch with respect to the slide 12, the projection abutting a'gainthe jaInb 4 to forma support at the point'where the end 18 of the slid`e'12 is connectedv :with the latch 16 through the instrumentality of a pivot element 21 mounted on an opening 20 in the llatch 16. The latch 16 has a key hole slot including an l opening 22 and a reduced part 23 extended from the opening toward the free end of the latch, the latch terminating in a finger piece 24 whereby the latch may be drawn endwise and manipulated as occasion may demand.

The invention includes a keeper `25 having a base plate 26 and a. pin projecting from the base plate,"the pin'having a head 27 of sufficient size to pass through the opening 22 in the latch, there bein a reduced neck 28 connecting the hea the base plate, the end of the pin having an v opening 29, adapted to receive a lock, or seal (not shown).` Thebase plate V26 of the Vkeeper 25 forms .a support for the intermediate portion of the latch 16, as Fig. 1

with

' of the spring 15,. and the slide 12 moving in l Y the constituent parts of the device Will not l Y is claimed is will show, and cooperates With the projec tion 19.011 the latch 16, in affording a support for the latch. f

If either the barrier 2 or the jamb 1 shrinks, sothat there is an opening between these elements the part 16 may still be engaged with the keeper. `The latch 16 is Vdrawn to the right (Fig. 2), the spring 15 being compressed. The head 27 of the keeper 25 is passed through the opening 22V in the latch 16, and the latch is released, the .Y

latch moving rearwardly imder the action the end Wall7 of the casin 5. The reduced neck 28 of the pin on the {eeper enters the .reduced part 23 of the keyhole slot in the Vlatch 16, the head 27 extends beyond thereduced part 23 of the key hole slot, andr thus the parts are held assembled, as shown -in Fig.2. W

As hereinbefore stated,the latch may always bemade to eoperate with the keeper. even though there is a space as shown at 30 between the Vdoor 2 and the jamb 1. i Further,

Y should the ,dooror the jamb shrink, While the latch 16 is engaged with the keeper, as shown in Fig. 2, the spring 15 will yield and be torn apart, nor Will theV casing 5 be pulled off the door 2, or the keeper 25 be dragged oilk the jamb 4.

Having thus described the invention, What 1. In a device of the class described, cooperating members comprising a hingedly mounted barrier and a jamb; a casing on one of said coperating members, a Vslide mounted for right line reciprocatlon' in the casing; spring means in the casing for retracting the slide; a latch havinga'notch Y receiving one end of theslide, and rovided with a rearwardly extended arche 'tion spanning the notch andpermitting pivotal movement of the latch With respect to the slide, the, latch having an'opening; a pivot element connecting saidend ofthe a closure for the back of the body and'overgagementwith the plate, the rear end Wall pro]l ecslide with the latch, the projection abutting against the other of said cooperating elements to forni a support at the Ypoint where the pivot element is located; and a keeper y on said other cooperating member, the

keeper-comprising a base plate supporting the latch'intermediate its ends, and a pin on Y thev base plate, the pin projecting through the o ening in the latch. i

2. n a device of the class described, a casing comprising an arched body open at the back and havin forward and Yrearen'd Walls and a marginalgiiange; a plate lconstituting lapped uponthe flange; a securing element ,uniting the flange and the plate; a ,slide mounted to reciprocate in the forward end Wall and having a head substantially filling the body transverselyand slidable in en-v forming an abutment for the head; Va com- .pression spring surrounding a portion of the `slide andabutting; against .the head and against the forward end Wall; a; latchpivoted to the slide externally of the casing; and a keeper Wherewith the latch engages.'-Y

3. `Ina device of the class idescribecha casi ing; aslide mounted for! right line recipro cation in'the casing; spring means in the cas- -inglfor retracting the slide; a lat-ch .pivoted c to the slide exteriorly of the casing and hav- [OWEN J. CARTE-RQ 

